BREAKING
Gemma 3 Runs Search Aboard a Satellite
First In-Orbit VLM Query Demo
How the JPL-Loft Demo Works
1
Ask in natural language
↓
2
Gemma 3 runs on YAM-9
↓
3
Classify regions of interest
↓
4
Answer without ground analyst
Edge Processing vs Ground Pipeline
Ground Pipeline
Old
●
Download raw data
●
Analysts post-process
On-Satellite VLM
New
●
Process at the edge
●
Less transfer, faster
0
In operation now
0
Scale goal (low)
0
Scale goal (high)
Proof of Concept, Hurdles Ahead
AI NEWS BLITZ
A satellite just learned to find things on its own, with no analyst on the ground.